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Just when you think you've seen it all
I saw a very interesting umpire the other night. I stopped by to watch an U12 game and the umpire was a gentlemen I had never seen before but he kept things interesting from my perspective. The list of incorrect mechanics is too long to mention but some of the highlights include:
1. Louder calls on swinging strikes than called strikes 2. Making a call at every base even though he had a partner 3. Saying "Listen up, the count is full, bases are loaded" 4. But the best of the night when when a player slid at home when and there was no throw to the plate. The umpire "made" the player clean the plate. |
Was it John Cleese?
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Maybe they asked this guy to umpire: Guy Who Has No Idea About Baseball Calls The Game - YouTube
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Can't remember who he is....remind me.
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You're like the coach who says "I was talking to my catcher not you." Really now, both sides could post endless videos of each candidate lying or "changing positions" on taxes, health care, abortion....damn near everything. Then we'd have an endless thread of Willard said this and Barack said that. Why not give this board a little peace instead? |
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Now, about my sig: If an individual clicks on a Youtube link blindly, that person has a desire to see anything that may be on the other end. Joe PS November is too important to pretend that both sides are the same. |
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Bill Maher Slams Mitt Romney Hard, Compares Him to Rappers (Real Time New Rules 1-20-12) - YouTube |
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The air conditioners are supplied free of charge by some local charities, and I have assisted in the free installation of probably a couple of dozen this week. I didn't do it because my Bible told me so either. I do it because it is the right thing to do. Thanks for your input. Stay boring my friend. |
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Installing the air conditioners was the easy part. Still need to get in most of those attics, and shoot insulation. Luckily the vast majority of the homes are of small square footage. Somebody is still going to have fix the A/C so they won't get stolen out of the windows. Gonna be welding a lot of scrap iron in scorching heat. Woo hoo. |
I hear ya! Scott Walker is evil for eliminating a 3.5 Billion dollar structural deficit. How DARE him?
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If you want to discuss politics take it to the PM's (not mine because I won't reply) or to a political forum. |
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I think you are doing a really good thing with your volunteer efforts to provide air conditioning. I know how dang hot it gets in your area, having lived there as long as I did. |
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Where do you think the money comes from in the first place? Taxes! No wonder America, and it's education system is crumbling. Most can't do sixth grade math. Economics 101. |
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The education system isn't crumbling at all. Respect for it, however, is. Boy, this site is SO much more fun without Jenkins around to lock things just as they get interesting. |
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I have an MA in Political Science (emphasis on political economy) and one in Criminal Justice. I work in the analysis of crime as a profession. There is no singular negative trend in juvenile crime in the last 50 years, let alone any that can be correlated with an external variable. I can also confidently state that you do not understand Keynesian economics, based off of statements you have made. Also, since God was never removed from classrooms, your argument is baseless. |
It's the educational equivalent of a penis size contest. Hooray!
(I have 2 math degrees and an MBA and, quite frankly, I am unimpressed with my own degrees let alone anyone else's.) |
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As far as the Bible in the classroom goes, compulsory reading of the Bible on a daily basis was removed, effectively removing God from the classroom. Spin it any way you want. I have also seen the statistics from that time period and going forward, and there is more than enough evidence to support my claims of a correlation, if not to juvenile crime specifically, to crime and other undesirable results: The educational standard of measure has been the SAT scores. SAT scores had been steady for many years before 1963. From 1963 they rapidly declined for 18 consecutive years, even though the same test had been used since 1941. In 1974-75 the rate of decline of the SAT scores decreased, even though they continued to decline. That was when there was an explosion of private religious schools. There were only 1000 Christian schools in 1965. Between 1974 to 1984 they increased to 32,000.
You just can't make this sh*t up. |
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Do your arms ever hurt from patting yourself on the back so much? I thought you christians were supposed to be humble. |
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No-fault divorce laws had more to do with divorce increasing during the 70s and 80s. Divorce rates have been declining since the 90s and are at their lowest since the 70s as of a few years ago. Oh no! Unmarried people living together! A conservative's worst nightmare! Who cares? People are also waiting longer to get married now and have kids later now. Violent crime has actually been declining since the 80s, so I don't know how taking away prayer in schools in 1963 affects violent crime in 2012. I can't believe there are people out there that really think prayer in schools will cure all of society's ills. The funny thing is that they're the same people prattling on about the Constitution all the time, like they really care if we follow it. They want THEIR beliefs adhered to, whether they're constitutional or not. And Steve, if we're going to reinstate prayer in public schools, I assume it's okay if we include all religions? Hand out prayer mats and face Mecca in the morning...is that okay? |
Yeah well, I have a PHD...Piled High and Deep (not to be confused with a PhD).
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First - the educational standard of measure is NOT the SAT. The test is meant to predict the aptitude of a student - defined (by them) as the ability for an incoming student to complete college. It's historical predictive powers have been quantitatively invalid. High School grades alone have been a much more accurate predictor of whether the student will complete college. The ACT is 2nd. Demographics and income levels are a worse predictor than the ACT, but better than the SAT by orders of magnitude. Random selection comes in slightly BETTER than the SAT. Second - in the 1950's and 60's, the taking of the SAT was not standard practice by the masses. It was traditionally taken only by students who already expected to excel - those students that were headed to college. An extreme minority of the population. Average scores decreased for almost 20 years as the test began being administered to more students - and not just the top students. Over those years, as well, the students to whom it was administered grew younger (it was initially only given to exiting seniors), until we reached today's "standard" of almost every high school junior taking the test. |
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No, I don't care to discuss this issue any further. It is obvious that everyone just wants to disagree with me so what's the point. Publius, I wasn't aware that you had such hostility toward Christians. Which is capitalized by the way. I am not patting myself on the back, but lately I have gone through things most people could not have and still continue their education. I earned my degree, nobody "got me through." I got through with a whole lot of hard work. I have every right to feel good about my accomplishments, and don't really need the approval of a bunch of anonymous posters on an umpire site.
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And at least 95% of all those who abuse drugs started with mother's milk. |
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Steve, if you're going to make these outlandish claims, back them up. Don't go running once you get called on it. Also, no one said that you shouldn't feel good about your hard work in getting a degree. (Although I hardly think an MBA qualifies you as an economist, but that's just me) Finally, the "hostility" toward Christians comes from Christians wanting things both ways. You never told me if praying to Mecca in public schools would be okay. Christians want us to adhere to the Constitution, but when we do, it sometimes goes against what they want, then they don't care as much about the Constitution anymore. Did you ever think that a lot of people are disagreeing with you because what you posted is ridiculous? |
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A few posts about baseball and then 3 pages about politics and religion is absurd.
The two of you whose names *always* seem to be involved when I am alerted to a thread (and there were several people that emailed me about this) are suspended for at least a few days. Email me Friday and if I'm in a good mood and you are nice I will reinstate you. Mods are coming ... sorry folks -- it's just been busy with work and trying to get some family time in! - Brad |
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